U18 World League

El Bajo Nuñez
Spectators: 7664 (Terracing: 5749, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Santiago Starnes took the kick off in the first half of the match. Geronimo Mosen came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Fly T.T's Santiago Starnes. But to his dismay, Santiago Starnes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. A collision led to Fly T.T getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Santiago Starnes hit a great ball. Cornelio Darien took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 10th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Brant Shirley. Fly T.T's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, Clemen Team AFC★C.A.B.J★'s Bernabe Solustiano got a free kick in the 12th minute. After a rather tough play, Clemen Team AFC★C.A.B.J★'s Cornelio Darien got a free kick in the 22nd minute. In the 24th minute, Burl Reeves got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 25 played minutes Fly T.T got a freekick which was hit by Apollinaire Salter. Brant Shirley was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Cosme Beliran. Clemen Team AFC★C.A.B.J★'s Geronimo Mosen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Starnes in the 28th minute of play. 29 minutes into the game, Cornelio Darien was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Clemen Team AFC★C.A.B.J★'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fly T.T the free kick. Cornelio Darien kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Santiago Emenon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brant Shirley was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Apollinaire Salter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Geronimo Mosen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fly T.T's Brant Shirley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Emenon in the 38th minute of play. If Santiago Starnes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half Fly T.T were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Santiago Emenon made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Santiago Emenon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Brant Shirley. Fly T.T's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Santiago Emenon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After 59 played minutes Fly T.T got a freekick which was hit by Diodore Zepeda. Bernabe Solustiano took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 62nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Brant Shirley. Fly T.T's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Apollinaire Salter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Brant Shirley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santiago Emenon in the 74th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Santiago Emenon put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Brant Shirley. 79 minutes into the match, Santiago Emenon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Brant Shirley. Fly T.T's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Santiago Emenon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. 83 minutes into the match, Clemen Team AFC★C.A.B.J★'s goalkeeper Geronimo Mosen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Santiago Starnes. In the 92nd minute Santiago Emenon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brant Shirley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Clemen Team AFC★C.A.B.J★ getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Cornelio Darien hit a great ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Clemen Team AFC★C.A.B.J★ fans cheered their team off the field, for while Fly T.T had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.